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Personally selected by award-winning writer Mary Gordon, these two stories by Willa Cather and Gustave Flaubert render subtle portraits of characters who achieve nobility as they willingly serve people who take them for granted. Set in a house Cather modelled on her own childhood home, Old Mrs. Harris depicts the staunch matriarch of a busy household; her tale and her life revolve around her ineffectual son-in-law, her displaced southern debutante daughter, and a bevy of grandchildren whose dreams seem out of reach. In A Simple Heart , written by Flaubert at the request of George Sand, Felicite is a faithful servant first to a family fallen on hard times and then, shockingly, to a stuffed parrot she confuses with the Holy Spirit. Cruel and honest, these two stories explore the ways in which families treat their ageing members, the harsh impatience of the young, and the patient compassion of women who make their family's everyday lives possible.

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Author:   Gustave Flaubert ,  Willa Cather ,  Mary Gordon
Publisher:   Feminist Press at The City University of New York
Imprint:   Feminist Press at The City University of New York
Dimensions:   Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 17.70cm
Weight:   0.167kg
ISBN:  

9781558615625

ISBN 10:   1558615628
Pages:   151
Publication Date:   01 October 2007
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   No Longer Our Product
Availability:   In Print  
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Willa Cather (1873-1947) was born in Back Creek Valley, Virginia. In 1883, Cather moved with her family to Nebraska, which became the inspiration for her bestselling novels: My Antonia, O Pioneers!, and the 1923 Pulitzer Prize-winning One of Ours. In 1906 she moved to New York City to work for McClure's. Cather lived in Greenwich Village until her death. Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880) was born in Rouen, France, where he resided until moving to Paris to study law. In 1844, Flaubert's studies ended due to what could have been epilepsy. He then traveled before settling in Croisset, where he composed his most famous works, including Madame Bovary, A Sentimental Education, and Three Tales. Mary Gordon is best known for her memoirs, literary criticism, and novels, including: Final Payments, The Company of Women, Men and Angels, and The Other Side. Gordon was born in Far Rockaway, New York and studied at Barnard College. She earned her MA at Syracuse University. Gordon is currently the McIntosh Professor of English at Barnard College.

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